The newspaper columnist who suggested male obstetricians and gynaecologists “hate women” and “like to see them in pain” is likely to be investigated by the Press Complaints Council.

Under a headline ‘Is it really a job for a man?’, journalist Nikki Gemmell questioned the motives of male obstetricians and gynaecologists, referring to two high-profile abuse cases: the harms inflicted by disgraced obstetrician Graeme Reeves, dubbed ‘the Butcher of Bega’, and Dr Emil Gayed, who was recently accused of needlessly removing women’s reproductive organs.